Viewpoint hasn't reported 2012 financial results yet, but its 2011 revenues totaled $40 million -- up nearly 50 percent from the prior year. Haladay said new products kept the company growing during the construction industry's protracted downturn, which is now showing signs of easing.

The company announced a $76 million investment last summer by Massachusetts private equity firm TA Associates. Haladay said his company continues to grow rapidly, and he just dispatched his oldest, Scott Haladay, to run the company's operations in Australia and New Zealand.